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” how about a girl who owns a horse? ”
Very funny!
” I report for kindergarten in September.”
Bummer. Still, with a Masters, you should be able to color within the lines, so the do-over should be much easier than round 1.
Taking the vintage lunchbox, or getting a new one for the new zman?
Blinky – not only to grad pics not tell the true story, even the 15 second soundbite your teachers give about you, is only a fraction of the story.
We insist on a visual. Does not need to be a face to face (which would be nice, but not a sticking point) but before we start doing any inquiries, we need to see the person. Could be in shul, could be at a vort, a chasseneh, but in has to be realtime. And if the other side has any savvy, they’ll insist (and get) the same from our end.
That way, there are fewer surprises.
Ditto for me, and as I age, the feeling becomes more intense. While I did not grow up rich in $$, I did grow up in a secure, supportive household, which to a great extent, has enabled me to be who I am today.
Get a stairclimber. Your workout will be faster, and the motion tones your core at the same time.
(Taking grad pics tomorrow…exciting!)
Make sure its a good one. Shadchonim are gonna use this as your calling card!
Mazel tov! Whats the score so far? And remind me, how is Fief related?
My personal favorite summer pastime is trail walking. If you’re in the NY / NJ area, there are dozens of trails (all lenghts and levels) you can choose from if you google nynjtc (NY / NJ Trails Conference)
Harriman state park is about 20 minutes past Monsey, and has loop trails that can be done in under 3 hours by anyone in semi-decent shape.
Its a nice gesture to remove one’s hat during the National Anthem. He should replace it afterwards, (tilted back, brim flipped up)
That way, there’s no chance he’ll forget to replace it when making a shehakol / boreh nefashos.
“Why is it ok to have a nice house and not a nice car?”
Becuase an in-your-face, gouge-your-eyes-out fancy house, shiny chandelier is shpitz baal baatish, whereas a jaw dropping pony is echt shkutzivatish.
(And IMHO a poor choice anyways, because the camaro is MUCH cooler, so if that’s any indication of how he going to sqander my daughter’s money… )
“Sure, Ma, ……And by the way, chickens are on sale”
Please MG, tell me my intended joke about the “freezer section” did not escape you.
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The ladder theory was too complicated for me to follow, but the waterslide pretty much summed it up.
In “friendship situations” women think with their emotions and intellect, men think with neither.
Play it safe and keep it distant, unless you really want to date for tachlis. Otherwise, someone is bound to get hurt.
On the same lines as Imanonov:
Yankel: “Jose, where you been? I haven’t seen you for a while.”
Jose: “I was in Yale.”
Yankel: “Why where you in Yale?”
Jose: “Aggravated Assault.”
I could not allow a thread whose title has the word “achdus” in it to sink to the bottom of the freshness chain.
ItcheS –
I think that the party lines are more open, and crossed more frequently than would seem to be the case. Its the “man bites dog” phenom.
When we get along, the media yawns. When we throw darts, there’s a press conference.
Come Wed AM, we will all be saying Naaseh V’nishma as one (regardless of what the dress code in the room is).
Good OP, though!
“.. amounts to finding the second best bochur in Lakewood. It doesn’t exist”
Ah, but if you know how to read the production code, you can readily tell which package is soon approaching its expiration date 🙂
Always machmir –
Don’t you see a hint when it comes knocking on your door? She obviously wants to study with you (ride home, yeah.. right!)
OK, seriously, if your’re in a co-ed college, and she is frum, (jewish is not enough in this case) then its ok.
If either of you are married, then its still OK, as long as the married person calls the spouse from the car.
Otherwise, this is a chesed that can go sour in a hurry.
Simple. Because at the moment of “indescretion” they are fully covinced that what they are doing (embezziling funds, taking a bribe, whatever) is not a crime, its a-ok.
Its when they get caught, they face the music.
Oh, you are so temimusdik!
Becuase, not all CR members are exclusive black / white (y’know.. the colored shirt folks?)
I guess the color-shirt crowd cut you a break because they know you don’t have a mean bone in you.
Why must he go? Because he did a bad personal thing? So what. If his politics are sound, keep him. If not, that’s a reason to fire him.
His personal life? Of zero interest to me.
And yes, I know he lied. All politicans lie.
For the record, I have no clue where his policies stand. But his personal life is of no concern at all. If anyone should call for his outster, it should be his wife. Not the public.
Or you could browse the freezer section, to see what’s on sale 🙂
“The CR is black and whit(ish)”
Uh oh, Blinky.. you just stepped on a hornets nest!
” The Capitol is a nice hotel. “
Or for something more causal, you could go to the new amusment park / arcade, “Crazy House”.
I’ve heard this mentioned that a few times, so you might give this place a try. (wear confortable shoe, though)
AYC’s yeshiva guy / sunburn is my favorite so far. Zebra / lipstick is a close 2nd
That’s because you’re taking it global instead of personal.
Think: B’shvili nivrah olam, so in “your” world, that is THE best bagel!
Or: Kol hamikayaim nefesh acah b’yisroel.. k’ilu olam kulo. The person you bought that bagel for could have been challishing for a bagel, and by coming thru, you saved the “world”
(See how much you can accomplish for 80 cents?)
A nun who’s been stung by a bee
“Nope, sorry….and I’m one of the Kollel wives.”
Oops! My Bad. I though boys “shteig” and girls “grow”
I guess seminary is more intense than I thought
The other point of the story was, that women read much more into the fine points and nuances than do men.
Not a problem, just a difference.
I would. But I would also bring up the “why it was dropped” topic. Its the 800 lb gorrila in the room, and ignoring it does not make it go away.
Sort of what Aries is saying, but I’m more optimistic. I cannot imagine anyone dropping someone because something better came up, and then going back to the “lesser” choice.
If anything, the drop was due to a misunderstanding or just cold feet. Neither of which is a dealbreaker. But should be addressed so you can both move forward.
We all need a reality check, and for the most part, we get it from listening to shiurim, reading self-help books, ect.
Most of us don’t need to pay a professional and have hour-long sessions.
Me? I get mine here.
(edited for the CR audience)
Roger is dating a woman named Elaine. They continue to see each other regularly, and after a while neither one of them is seeing anybody else.
And Roger is thinking: Gosh. Six months.
(There is a 15-second pause while Roger, thinking as fast as he can, tries to come up with a safe response. Finally he comes up with one that he thinks might work.)
(Elaine, deeply moved, says:)
(Elaine turns to face him , causing him to become very nervous
about what she might say next, especially if it involves a horse. At last she speaks.)
The next day Elaine will call her closest friend, or perhaps two of them, and they will talk about this situation for six straight hours. In painstaking detail, they will analyze everything she said and everything he said, going over it time and time again, exploring every word, expression, and gesture for nuances of meaning, considering every possible ramification. They will continue to discuss this subject, off and on, for weeks, maybe months, never reaching any definite conclusions, but never getting bored with it either.
You bet its a compliment! I am guessing that “shteiging” means you’re in yeshiva, right. And computer savvy to boot, right? Nu, doesn’t that give you an age advantage?
All you need now, is a wife, and you are one of the guys!
“It isn’t Hannah Banana, it’s Hannah Montana”
I know that. I just wanted to flush out the “real” 9 year olds (age or those of heart)
Cocoa room – Very funny!
Since IAM’s site was mentioned by name, from what my Mrs tells me, the things discussed on that site really should have a serious password protection, not just a questionare.
The topics are serious, but some are very not suitable for kids.
The CR by comparison is “grandma” certified
” What am I considered then? “
I think Observanteen was asking where (by virtue of the screen name) I would place the age.
The obvious answer is presumably somewhere between age 13-19. But the declaration of “shteiging” puts you in a whole different class!
So, some of you are 9? Ok, lets take a quick test:
Who is more popular, Hello Kitty or Hannah Bananna?
” I wonder why you were booted out of that thread :”
I’d comment, but that’s sure to get me booted out of this one too!
As for you, Ms Ado – With a name like that (and Z’keit as well) what else are we supposed to think?
To take it personally; till you’ve got the knocks us old-timers have gotten, we think of you as kids. Once you’re on the big swings (the ones without the safety harnesses) you’re part of the crowd, regardless of your age.
“uh oh what did i say?”
Don’t remeber for certain (because I was booted out of that thread) but I seem to recall Rock Candy, moochie gucci, ect.
Those are not pink frost colors… those are controversial colors!
never knew that…
That’s because your a 9 year old! Just wait till you get to our age. Oh boy, will you find out things!
BTW – WHAT IN THE WORLD IS “TROLLING”?
It may have other meanings as well, but I use it to describe the action of posting with the sole intent of stirring up controversy. That, and posting topics that are sure to bring on loshon horah, nivul peh, ect.
There’s no way of knowing the age of CR readers, but kind of like the “grandma rule” if its fit to be read in the CR (or using terms that are pareve enough to satisfy the mods) then I think if a child has internet access, they will be safe here.
No guarantees about what happens in other sites, but the CR is a safe haven.
My personal hunch? That other poster was just trolling or campaigning. That’s why he was sent packing.
“how you fitting a vash cloth in yourr ear”
My point exactly. Push the Q-tip in too deep, and you’ve got tzuris. Other than a washcloth, your elbow should be the only other thing you pu in your ear. (What’s that, you say? You can’t put your elbow in your ear? Really? How long have you had this condition.
And Ms. Blink – Don’t try and give us the “non-confrontational” smokescreen. When the topic calls for it (say, nail polish colors) I seem to remember you had quite a position.
As far as smudge removal, thats what sleeves are for, aren’t they?
Let me get this straight, Blinky. You stay on the sidelines of weeks on end, and now that we’ve finally got a good fight brewing, you’re gonna break it up?
The least you could have said is, “q-tips are ONLY for applying makeup.”
C’mon.. you love a good fight as much as the next person!
Tooth picks? Don’t change the subject! Besides, a better attack would have been to say, “Q-tips? Too dangerous! You should ONLY use a washcloth.
Ok, lets talk about q-tips.
Micheal – Hilchos t’harah is also torah, but I don’t take my teenage son to the shiur.
And if you’re not a “ben torah”, who are you looking for the CR? Converts? Do yourself a favor.. look elsewhere.
Chicago? Hmmm.. that might mean poppa is in the nursing home business ($$$)
I’m listening….
Tell her you’re going “Monroe” and then as a compromise, tell her you’ll “settle” for BP.
Or you can tell her, its so you can get into the top, A++ sem, which is always a slamdunk for pushing thru extreme ideas on parents.
I’m with Dunno. I think girls discuss / analyze the “experince”, and guys discuss the “facts”
Not sure if its avaliable on Google, but the all time classic is the “Roger, Elaine and the white horse” story.
If you can’t find it, and want to hear it, please let me know. Its must read material for boys to understand how the female mind thinks.
At the dinner table? Its poor manners.
At the park or while playing? Nothing wrong with it.
Not the long-winded posts I normally like to do, but this just came across the desk yesterday, and it struck me as relevant.
The quote is from the intro to a gardening book (don’t ask, its a long story) and the writer was trying to illustrate that anyone can be a good gardener, even if they do not have “gardening” background. He says:
“Good gardening in not in the genes… its in the jeans.”
Which means that if you invest effort, you will see results.
Same with us. We may not have the background, the resources, the connections the next person has. But if we invest our best efforts, we will see results.
So don’t just stand there… dig in!